The president said he was doing well in the election.
Fayetteville (United States):
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday denied that he planned to declare victory prematurely after Tuesday’s presidential election ended, but hinted that he was preparing for a post-election legal battle.
“No, no, that was a false report,” Trump told reporters at the Charlotte Airport in North Carolina amid a report that he planned to declare his victory prematurely on election night. At the same time, he said his team is preparing for a legal battle on election night itself.
“I think it is a terrible thing when the ballots can be collected after an election. I think it is a terrible thing when people or states are allowed to compile the ballots for a long time afterwards. the end of the election, because that can only lead to one thing, ”Trump said.
“We go into the night – as soon as the elections are over – we go in with our lawyers,” he said, criticizing the Supreme Court’s decision to allow receipt of ballots after election day in several states of the battlefield.
“I think there is a great danger and I think a lot of fraud and abuse can take place,” the president said. “I think it’s a very dangerous, terrible thing. And I think it’s terrible when we can’t know the results of an election on election night in the modern age of computers. that it is a terrible thing, “he added.
Criticizing the Supreme Court decision, Trump said, “I think it’s a very dangerous decision because you’re going to have one or two or three states, depending on how it ends, where they compile the ballots. vote, and the rest of the world is waiting to find out. And I think there’s a great danger, and I think a lot of fraud and abuse could take place. “
Trump said if people wanted to get their ballots, they should have got them long before. “They don’t have to cast their ballots on the same day, they could have done it a month ago. And we think it’s a ridiculous decision,” he said.
The president said he was doing well in the election. “We have big crowds. The first two were extremely cold. But they’re great people, so that warmed things up,” he said.
“We’re doing huge numbers. Florida is doing really well. Ohio, as you’ve heard, is doing incredibly well. I think we’ve been ahead in Ohio for four years, and we’ve won by eight. If you look at North Carolina, we’re doing great. I think we’re doing fine everywhere, “he said.
“Georgia … has been in our camp from the start. Texas is beyond good. We seem to be doing well everywhere. And that’s not based on polls, but numbers based on advance ballots. “So we’re very happy. I think Michigan is plus-two, it just came out. We’re plus-two in Michigan. We’re doing really amazingly well,” Trump said.
